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Show WIFE DIES WHILE HUSBAND IS AWAY Worry Kills Mattie B. Minard, Helpmeet Help-meet of Principal of a Chicago School. CHICAGO, June 11. Mattie R. Minard was found dead In bed at May wood, a suburb, early today, following the disappearance disap-pearance of her husband, Charles W. Minard, principal of a public school hero. Minard Icfl his home to cnino to Chicago yesterday afternoon and did not return until tonight. Mrs. Minard became nervous ner-vous soon after her husband's departure, and when he did not return spent the evening with neighbors, She wont home at midnight, and early this morning neighbors who had noticed a light burning burn-ing In her home all night, entered tho house and found her dead. Friends believe be-lieve she died of heart disease, aggravated aggra-vated by worry over her husband's absence. ab-sence. Mr, Minard was seen by several persons per-sons during his absence. Tho school principal came to Chicago, returning to Oak Park, a suburb near Maywood, where he drew 5000 from a bank. A physician who examined Mr, Minard said tonight that, ho was not mentally affected. af-fected. Minard declared his mind was a blank during most of his wanderings from home. |